Name David Carroll | Role Politician | |
Died June 24, 1905, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | ||
David Williamson Carroll (March 11, 1816 – June 24, 1905) was a prominent Arkansas politician who served in Confederate Army and then the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Biography
Carroll was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a lineal descendant of Daniel Carroll and studied at St. Mary's College of Baltimore. He moved to Arkansas, established a legal practice, and was a member of the Arkansas state legislature. During the Civil War, he enlisted in Company K of the 18th Arkansas Infantry with the rank of captain. He rose to become the colonel of the regiment. Later, he represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress in 1865.
After the war, he served a state court judge from 1866 to 1868. He died in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was buried in that city's Calvary Cemetery.